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Sentences Containing 'renown'

said Monte Cristo;``you, a journalist, the husband of renown?

Avidius Cassius, an able captain who had won renown in the Parthian wars, was at this time chief governor of the eastern provinces.

Say, gentlemen shepherds, is there a village priest, be he ever so wise or learned, who could say what my master has said; or is there knight-errant, whatever renown he may have as a man of valour, that could offer what my master has offered now?"

This also must be confessed, that the most durable, as well as justest fame, has been acquired by the easy philosophy, and that abstract reasoners seem hitherto to have enjoyed only a momentary reputation, from the caprice or ignorance of their own age, but have not been able to support their renown with more equitable posterity.

I answered, laughing, that I thought we might get through it in that time, but that he must come also; for he would find that his renown had preceded him, and that he was almost as great a personage as I was.

When I had for some time entertained their excellencies, to their infinite satisfaction and surprise, I desired they would do me the honour to present my most humble respects to the emperor their master, the renown of whose virtues had so justly filled the whole world with admiration, and whose royal person I resolved to attend, before I returned to my own country.

Although subscriptions were limited to a select group of 200 people (the maximum number the store could accommodate), the renown of the French and American authors participating in readings during those two years attracted considerable attention to the store.

It a small, particularly affluent community bordering the Seine river to the east and the historical Fontainebleau forest to the south which houses the world renown Chateau de Fontainebleau.

In conjunction with the Yoga for Hope 2012 events, EarthTones has created a Limited Edition of their critically acclaimed Yoga Revolution CD: Music for Hope, bringing together world renown artists in support of City of Hope’s Yoga for Hope campaign.

Bode also won renown because he was a particularly fair and decent player who only was booked ten times in his entire Bundesliga career and never got sent off.

During the 1905 Russian Revolution, Tokar lived in Warsaw (then part of the Russian Empire) where he was a member of an anarchist collective of Jewish workers known as International. His daring in propaganda of the deed won him renown within the Russian anarchist movement.

In July 1969, the "Hawkins", working out of Cape Kennedy, began Polaris missile tests with the HMS Renown (S26), which ended with a successful test firing of a missile down a test range.

Though, they are mainly renown in Buddhist history for the deeds of their son named Kumārajīva who, largely under Jīvaka's guidance, went on to become an erudite Buddhist scholar and translator.

His son, Rok Accetto, is a renown Slovenian cardiologist.

The Goff House and Duffee House were antebellum hotels of renown there, with the Jackson House being built after the war.

He lived in Mexico City since 1956, gaining renown there as the result of Octavio Paz's positive reviews of his work.

It was the first enotourism guide and first complete guide to the internationally renown wines of the region.

He did not win in public life the renown of which his abilities and early professional success gave promise.

Maton earned international renown for their superb acoustic and electric guitars and basses, which have been played by scores of famous performers from The Easybeats to The Wiggles.

There he began to live around writers of renown, such as Mário Quintana, Augusto Meyer, Guilhermino César and others.

The Artist in Residence (AIR) Program has earned international renown for bringing together pioneering artists in all disciplines – visual, literary, performing and new media – from throughout the U.S. and abroad.

The book was not destroyed during the posthumous disgrace of Zhang, and enjoyed a measure or renown among the Chinese literati almost a century later, during the early decades of the Qing Dynasty, when several editions of it appeared between 1651 and 1683.

Edward Sizzerhand also known as Steady Fingaz is a Brooklyn (NYC) born DJ and record producer who has won a number of renown competitions as a DJ and together with his group Square One performed in collaboration with American artists in Europe.

Sizzerhand has won a number of renown competitions as a DJ and together with his group Square One performed in collaboration with American artists in Europe.

"View" featured cover designs by renown artists with the highly stylised typography of Tyler along with their art, and the prose and poetry of the day.

Her death left Bambino with his father, who did not encourage his musical aspirations, hoping he would follow him working in his transport company, but from age eight, Bambino Diabaté sang with local bands and began to achieve musical renown.

During the break in his Parliamentary career, Labouchère gained renown as a journalist, editor, and publisher, sending witty dispatches from Paris during the siege in 1870.

In addition to Nigel Olsson playing drums on all tracks, once again a permanent member of John's touring and recording band, the album features renown gospel vocalist Adam McKnight, as well as members of Chicago contributing horns and brass arrangements.

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Daniel Martin Diaz (Tucson, 1967) is a Mexican American artist whose work has gained him international renown.

Farrell moved to London in 1951 and his renown grew steadily.

His son, Claudio Brindis de Salas Garrido (Havana, 4 August 1852 – Buenos Aires, 1 June 1911) was an even better violinist, of world renown.

Although he did not achieve the level of renown of Denny or Lyman, Rains' albums nonetheless are textbook examples of the style of Exotica.

Williams was a short story writer of renown and also the author of two volumes of autobiography.

During that period, she influenced artists and architects who went on to local, national, and international renown.

However, his renown as a skilled violin player grew.

Meanwhile, Musashi, with Jotarō in tow, proceeds to travel to the residence of Yagyū Sekishūsai, a swordsman of great renown.

He was an educationist of renown, but also took charge of charitable work for the famine-stricken and refugees.

Steed meets with the operator of the atomic plant who mentions that he believes the sisters to be the daughters of a late nuclear scientist of considerable renown.

Nathan also attracted some renown as a singing teacher.

In 1931, a bequest by longstanding club member Horace A. Latimer, an independently wealthy amateur photographer of some renown, reinvigorated the Boston Camera Club.

He also participated in launching other planes of renown, among them the Boeing 727, Boeing 737 and Boeing 747.

Mark Robison, at the time a Stanford student, promoted a few more concerts and went on to finish Law School and is now a Nationally renown and accredited attorney practicing law throughout the United States with a home office located where else but in Orange County.

On July 1, 1869 at the 300 Anniversary of the Union of Lublin the street was officially renamed into Leon Sapieha Street (Ulica Sapiezinskogo) after Leon Sapieha, a renown Polish parliamentarian.

Mary Star of the Sea's renown comes principally from its relationship with the port and San Pedro's fishing community.

Under the control of professor of Gymnastics, Mr. Anastasis Oikonomides, football and volleyball teams, sea sports and teams of classical athleticism, gave Anorthosis many first wins, renown and trophies.

A prolific writer of global renown has been Thomas Keneally whose notable works include The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, 1972 and Schindler's Ark, 1982.

Originally the actions of this "tengu" were portrayed as another attempt by demons to throw the world into chaos and war, but as Yoshitsune's renown as a legendary warrior increased, his monstrous teacher came to be depicted in a much more sympathetic and honorable light.

In addition to the above memberships he acquired renown as an author of textbooks and some of them he wrote together with his brother Heinrich Biltz.

In addition to her renown as a leftist reporter and writer, she is now noted as the wife of former Salt Lake City Mayor Ted Wilson.

Apart from Marian Hemar, the list of lyricists for his songs included some of the most renown of their times: Andrzej Włast, Ludwik Szmaragd and Artur Tur.

More Vocab Words

malaise - uneasiness; vague feeling of ill health (without any particular pain or appearance of disease)vestige - trace; remains; Ex. vestiges of some ancient religioninebriate - make drunk; intoxicate; N. intoxicated personchaperon - older person who accompanies and supervises a young unmarried womanlineaments - features especially of the face; distinctive shape or contour of the face; CF. linevoluble - fluent; talkative; glib; N. volubilityrefute - disprove; prove to be false; N. refutationsartorial - pertaining to tailors or tailoring; Ex. a man of great sartorial elegance; CF. sartor: tailorforeshadow - give an indication beforehand; be a sign of (what is coming); portend; prefigureagenda - items of business at a meeting